Fats are usually degraded to acetyl CoA, which enters the TCA cycle. Glucose can be synthesized from
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Fats are usually degraded to acetyl CoA, which enters the TCA cycle. Glucose can be synthesized from oxaloacetate, a TCA cycle intermediate, by gluconeogenesis. After exercise, glycogen stores are depleted and must be restored by eating carbohydrate. Why can we not replace glycogen by converting fat into glucose via oxaloacetate?
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ISBN: 978-1118133576
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Authors: Graham Solomons, Craig Fryhle, Scott Snyder
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